Coconut Products - Prices on 26.08.2008

1. FRESH COCONUT PRICES (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 21.08.2008
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		18,000 T	
Average		17,130 T
Lowest		14,750 T
Nuts Offered 	578,901
Nuts Traded	388,479

Next Auction on 28.08.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(12.08.2008)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest	Rs. 20,500 T	
Average	Rs. 20,226.50 T	
Lowest	Rs. 19,500 T	

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/Mt)

Highest		Rs. 29,500 T
Average		Rs. 29,500 T
Lowest		-
Nuts offered	283,500 
Nuts traded	126,000

Next Auction on 09.09.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (29-07-2008) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		Rs. 22,000 T
Average 		Rs. 21,333 T		
Lowest		Rs. 21,000 T
Next Auction on 26.08.2008 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta


(c) Locally Traded Wholesale price per 1,000 Nuts

	Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
	(Farmgate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	16,000-18,000	28,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-18,000	27,000-29,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-19,000	28,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-18,000	-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		20.00-25.00	26.00-30.00
Pettah		16.00-20.00	24.00-25.00
Dematagoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 20.08.2008

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)	16,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)	16,000
M.S. No. 1 CopraHighest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)26,500 T
Simple Average 	price (Rs/250 Kg)	25,739 T
M.S. No. 2 & 3 Copra	Simple Average
	price	(Rs/250 Kg)	21,778 T
 

Next Auction on 27.08.2008 at 11.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	170-175 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	175 T	


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Whole sale Price	(Rs/Mt)	170,000-175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(7th Aug, 2008)	(Rs/Mt)129,804 	


6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	19,000-23,000 T


7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	750-775 T
Superior	(Rs/50 Kg)	800-850 T


8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)         1,000-1,400 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)         1,450-1,600 T


10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)         2,100-2,300 T


11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)           22,000-24,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	     1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority